Every mom would consider some extra cash in her wallet as a blessing for her. However, there seems to be no way to earn that money while she stays at home, being a good mom.
But now it is possible to flow in some money and spend a quality life without being too tight on budget.
The answer is in freelancing jobs. This is the best job for moms who have some computer skills. Freelancing means that you work from home, on your own computer and receive online payments for your work. There are many freelancing websites out there where employers post their project and freelancers get their job.
Best freelance websites are:
Freelancer:
There are many jobs available there and it runs on a very secure system. There is minimal risk if you do it properly and through the website. Just log in, find a job suitable to your skill, place your bid, get accepted, do the work and receive payment. You are charged a project fee when you accept a project but that is very low and a tiny fraction of the amount you will receive. You will get a good feedback in return which will help you get other jobs for a higher bid.
Odesk.com:
This is also a good website and has many employers there who offer jobs and pay but it is less secure. For fixed price jobs, there is no payment guarantee and like the above website, there is no secure milestone payment system. The management asks you to accept its terms and risks which includes that they don't provide any arbitration services if you are not paid. So make sure you are ready for the risk. The benefit is that there are no project fees for the freelancers so they can earn at the maximum.
If you are wondering whether you can become a freelancer or not, you need to look at the skills you possess. You do not need to have high educational qualifications. Anything that can be done on a computer, can be done by a freelancer. This includes writing jobs, forum posting, data entry, graphic designing, web designing, template designing, app development, etc. Log on to these websites and enjoy some extra cash flow in your bank account. Make sure you have a PayPal account for easy cash withdrawal. If not, there are many other withdrawal options to choose from.
Maria Ilyas is a freelance writer and writes high quality web content, articles for submission, product reviews, press releases and newsletters.
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There are no shortcuts when it comes to making it big as an online writer. I have scoured through numerous forums and the main questions that many new writers in the industry ask is, how can I make money writing online? Many forum members will reply with the usual regurgitated advice of using online freelance portals to land the first client. It seems this is the only way people think they can make money writing online today. However, this is not the only way. There are other ways of landing writing gigs on the internet, and most of these will get you top paying clients compared to clients on freelance portals.
Why Freelance Portals Are Not The Way To Go
I am opposed to the use of many of the freelance portals as a means of getting writing gigs for one reason only-their horrible rates. Most writing gigs on freelance portals pay a maximum of $2 per 500 words! There are even employees on the same portals who pay you $1 per 500 words. Surely this is slavery, but writers are stuck in these freelance outsourcing websites because they feel there is no other way they can score clients. Well, you will be surprised to learn there are other ways of finding writing gigs online, and better paying gigs at that.
Another thing that makes it hard for new writers to get started with freelance portals is the bidding mechanism employed there. For most of the writing opportunities posted on these websites, writers are required to bid in order to be considered for the opportunity. An employer will then go through the bids and select one that meets his requirements and budget. This means that numerous people are competing for a single opportunity. The result of this is decreased writing wages, as writers will offer the lowest charges to improve their chances of getting hired, and at the same time giving the writing profession a bad name.
What employees fail to realize is, if you pay peanuts, then monkeys are what you get. People who are willing to work for a single dollar will of course rush through the writing and as a result, the quality will be poor. No wonder the internet is full of grammatically ill content and the levels of creativity are going down the drain. Hadly will you come across an original article these days. If the websites affected by Google's Panda update are anything to go by, then the quality of content on websites has gone down. The internet is fast becoming a vast junk yard of filth and worthless information, and we as writers have to put an end to this. First by demanding fees worth our effort and time we invest in writing. If the wages are decent, then writers will invest more time per article which in turn will increase the quality of information on the internet.
Where Do I Get High Paying Clients?
It is not worth discussing the shortcomings of freelance portals without providing an alternative, and a superior alternative at that. One thing you must acknowledge is getting high paying clients requires quite a bit of effort, but the rewards are well worth it.
Below is a method I used to get high paying clients. Some of them even pay me $50 per 500 words piece. Am not saying that $50 dollars is the best price in the market, I know a few friends who are making $100 per article, but it is better than $1 or $5 per article.
Here is what I did to get my first high paying client as a writer:
1. Conduct searches on your favorite search engine on terms like 'SEO Company'. These are the companies looking for writers. You can attach a location with your search string to bring specific geo-location results.
2. Gather the contact information for these companies and insert them in an excel file.
3. Next prepare an excellently written application letter. If you do not know how to whip up one, there are numerous templates on the web you can use.
4. Prepare an even better resume to accompany your application letter.
5. One by one send an email to the contacts you have gathered. In your email, explain the services you will offer to the company and why they would want to hire you in brief. Do not forget to attach your cover letter and resume.
6. Next conduct another search a using different search string such as 'copywriter firm' and follow the same process as before.
The Maths Behind The Method
Supposing you send 100 emails in this manner, you are likely to elicit 10 replies. From these replies, 3 clients will respond to your application positively. They are interested in hiring you depending on the quality of work you show them. If you get 3 clients willing to pay you $20 a piece then you are looking at making a minimum of $200 a day, at the minimum. Not a bad amount by any standard, is it?
But you must consistently give quality output; otherwise, you will soon be out of a job.
What to write, how to write it and where to sell it. Articles that help you earn more from your writing and more at http://tenwriter.blogspot.com/
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